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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 May 2021

      Jeet Heer Retweeted A.J. Somerset  🇺🇦

      1. This thread makes a compelling case that (alas) the Steinbeck werewolf novel should probably not be published. At the very least it shows how nettlesome and difficult the managing of literary estates is.https://twitter.com/ajsomerset/status/1396546151424348161 …

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      A.J. Somerset  🇺🇦 @ajsomerset
      There can really be no value in publishing this thing. Steinbeck wrote it in frustration as a purely commercial effort, before selling even his first novel (Cup of Gold, which sucks), and he viewed this book with contempt even as he wrote it. https://twitter.com/TrueFactsStated/status/1396525652124262407 …
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 May 2021

      2. You would think that once a writer is dead, their literary career is over. That's a mistake. Death can bring with it lots of questions of what should be preserved, what published, what edited, what left to the privacy of the archive.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 May 2021

      3. Even seemingly obvious rules ("the author's last wish should govern estate") falls apart in practice. The world is a richer place because the last wishes of Virgil, Emily Dickinson and Kafka (to destroy major works) was disobeyed.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 May 2021

      4. An author isn't always the best judge of what is valuable in their work and posterity can find value in discards. The stone the builder rejected has become the cornerstone etc.

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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 23 May 2021

          5. A good rule of thumb might be to err on the side of preservation but be selective about publication. All of which is newly relevant as Philip Roth states says there is strong likelihood they will destroy many of his papers. A podcast discussion here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/should-we-burn-philip-roth?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …

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